Leyburn Library of Washington and Lee University is a selective Depository for U.S. Government information.
Listed below are some of the new items available through our Web site and/or on our shelves. If you have questions or comments about this blog, please contact Dick Grefe.
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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Available online.
Annual data "focuses on the average amount of time per day in 2007 that Americans worked, did household activities, cared for household children, participated in educational activities, and engaged in leisure and sports activities."
A link will be maintained on this library Web page.
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
Available online.
"The report, the latest in an ERS annual series, examines food prices and other factors that affect food security globally, regionally, and in 70 developing countries studied. Researchers also measure the food distribution gap (the amount of food needed to raise consumption of each income group to the nutritional requirement) and examine the factors that shape food security. Food security is defined as access by all people at all times to enough food for an active and healthy life."
Links will be maintained in several locations in our Web site, including here.
U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Available online.
"Primary report of historical annual energy statistics. For many series, data begin with the year 1949. Included are data on total energy production, consumption, and trade; overviews of petroleum, natural gas, coal, electricity, nuclear energy, renewable energy, international energy, as well as financial and environmental indicators; and data unit conversion tables."
Links will be maintained in several locations in our Web site, including here.
U.S. National Park Service.
Available online.
"Covers all aspects of caring for archeological collections -- the activities dealing with all kinds of archeological collections (i.e., objects, records, reports, and digital data) in all kinds of places (i.e., the field, the archeologist's office, the lab, and the repository."
Links will be maintained in several locations in our Web site, including here.
U.S. Congressional Research Service.
Available online.
"Rising energy prices and concern over greenhouse gas emissions have focused congressional attention on energy alternatives, including wind power. Although wind power currently provides only about 1% of U.S. electricity needs, it is growing more rapidly than any other energy source."
A link will be mainained on this library Web page.
U.S. Census Bureau.
Available online.
"Information on reported voting and registration by various demographic and socioeconomic characteristics is collected for the nation in November of congressional and presidential election years." Includes access to tables in Excel.
Links will be mainained in several locations in our Web site, including here.
U.S. Census Bureau.
Available online.
Most recent edition of annual data on the "total number of establishments, mid-March employment, first quarter and annual payroll, and number of establishments by nine employment-size classes by detailed industry for all counties in the United States and the District of Columbia." Site also includes access by metropolitan areas and ZIP Codes.
Links will be maintained in several locations in our Web site, including here.
U.S. Census Bureau.
Available online.
Compiled every five years, this collection provides data on individuals involved in fishing, hunting, and other wildlife-associated recreation, such as wildlife observation, photography, and feeding. Data include state in which these activities occurred, number of trips taken, duration of trips, and expenditures for food, lodging, transportation, and equipment. Includes both national and state-by-state data.
A link will be maintained on this library Web
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Available online.
Lengthy report (900+ pages) that "can help reduce the potential impact of climate change on estuaries, forests, wetlands, coral reefs, and other sensitive ecosystems," identifying strategies to protect the environment as these changes occur.
A link will be maintained on this page in the library Web site.